Are you willing to say to God that He can have whatever he wants?  Do you believe wholehearted commitment to Him is more important than any other thing or person in your life? Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people He has made?  


Right choices are not easy.  Figuring out which choice is right is not easy.  Francis suggests that one of the bests things you can do is surround yourself with people who will challenge you to do better every moment.  Think about the choices you are currently making in your life - are you embarrassed to tell your role models?  You should be even more embarrassed that God knows.  It's never too late to correct wrong choices.  This is what I'm trying to work on everyday lately - doing my best to correct wrong decisions.  It's still frustrating that I can't correct other people's bad choices, or encourage them to do the same.  Really the only thing I can do is pray for them.  Keep praying and continue to take a good hard look at everything I do and ensure that I wouldn't be embarrassed about it.


True faith means holding nothing back; it bets everything on the hope of eternity.  


This is the line I have to hold on to.  The place where I need to put in more effort.  Not being afraid.

Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.  


Halfway means nothing.  Halfway is not enough.  I don't want to be halfway.